Role of skeletal muscle in the epigenetic shaping of motor neuron fate choices

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1579-1592

  Angka, Heather E ^a   Kablar, Boris ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microarrays; Motor neurons; Mouse muscle development; Myf5 and MyoD; Neurotrophic factors

Indexed keywords

MYOGENIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; MICE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS;

EID: 73349106850     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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